wakeful

Example Sentences

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Identifying processes in the brain that underlie sleep-deprived boosting of mood could lead to therapies that are less burdensome than enduring a wakeful night.

From Scientific American • Jul. 3, 2023

Could it be possible that Bunny was dreaming about a strange animal she encountered during her wakeful hours?

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021

I was struck by the recurrent image of sleeping women and vigilantly wakeful ones — like Penelope — in literature and art.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2018

For all of his relaxation, I was that wakeful.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2018

Before sunrise and sunset, however, she is very wakeful and alert; and it has become a habit for Van Helsing to hypnotise her at such times.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker